Pleasure-railway structure



Nov. 17, 1925.

J. A. MlLLER PLEASURE RAILWAY swnucwimn Filed Hay 23. 1925 Patented Nov. 17, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. MILLER. OF HOMEWOOD, ILLINOIS.

PLEASURERAILW AY STRUCTURE Application filed May 23, 1925.

iov'u :w munprii iug L bars 15 iinfi flat top bars 15. The timbers 13 are set a distance away from thn i nner sides of the planlm to leave a rectangular recess 17 Serial No. 32256.

'lor l'ltk'lYillQ' tho zinglv bur uhnivnls of tho rail structure, the vertical wells of these :iiiglo liurs living of tho Qaniv height as tho lilllllt 'F i l Th1 top lint hum ll; of tho i'iiil 1 iii'iuri' root on top 01' the HIlQ'lU liars 2111(i Ill thvir inru r siili-s l)\'(l'll:lil 11ll1 and resting on to ol' tho lwuui ll As .shown, i'llt liars i-zigzig'o :ilmu: ihvir longitudinal routur line on top of lhv wrtiriil \wh of tho zinglo bars. lliiiillllliK'H l l :ll'i' svvui'ml li i'l tllvl' ll) hulls l8 and thou A Him) LXitliil through thi- \'ll'll('i!l web of thu unglv hurs. to thus HOi'lll'P tho :inglv liars in plum, uhile the inner holts ll (Xi'Lllil th ough the rail bars [(1 null swunthvni in ilzirv. 'lln holts holding tho rail park :lli ii ii'il il'sllnli so that thvsv rail parts will ii-vsvui Muooih ra l surfaces.

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'lhi: :luglo lmr lvnglhs um] thu llili hair li-ugthu can ho rcuilily iuul iutclii'iiivly bent to lit the various rurws. iloirliuosi summits. (1%, ol iluli'iltfli sli'ui-turo unrl ill i0! hunri ing lhoy (an ho rmulily applied lo the woodon laminated Stringer structure. which stringor struc-turv will gin :i rosiliout and cushioning support lo the mils and insure easy and vomfortahlo rilling of the ours and will absorb the noiso. 'lhv rail sci-lions mm also be welded together 0nd to and which will increase the strength of the track structure and will also present a smooth and continuous rail surface for the vehicle and mt'oty Wheels. The Wooden beam and llu vill

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planks making up the stringer structure, and also the angle bars and flat liars forming the rail strneture. ean he of standard stoelt size so that no speeial work is necessary and the eost ol' the strnetnre is mas terially redueed. The Wooden beams are asseinhled and se ured ttjg'lllllt' to follow the preserilaal enrrature for the track structure and then the rail members are seated in the reeesses ET and seeured in plate. the wooden stringer strneture forming the resilient seating and hacking support for the rail strueture.

l elaini 1. ln a pleasure railway traek eonstrue tion. the eonihination ot stringers and rail strnetures on said stringers comprising angle liars and flat liars. said angle liars engaging with their haeks and bottoms against said stringers. and said tlat liars seating on top of said stringers and angle liars and overhanging the angle har hases.

:3. ln a pleasure railway tlilthi eonstruethan the eonihination ot' a supporting stringer having a step along its inner side, and a rail strurtnre eoinprising an angle liar and a llat bar. said angle bar resting on said step and said flat har heing supported on top of the stringer and said angle har and overhanging the angle har basin said tlat liar forming a rail surt'aee tor vehiele wheels and said flat ha! and angle lHll tiillning :1 groove for eoope'at'ii'ig with safety ahntinents.

'1. in pleasure railway traek eonstruelion. the (U]Tll)iI12lti()!l of a stringer strutture eoniprising upper and lower set-lions said upper FQL'tifill heing oll'set ontwardlv on the lower seetion to leave a reeess along the inner side of the strueture. angle hars seenred in said reeess. and rail liars seenred on top of the upper part of said stringer strueture and resting on top of said angle hars and overhanging the angle bar bases.

4. In pl *asure railwa} traek eonstrnr tion. the eonibination ot' a stringer strut ture having a ledge along its inner sidet angle bars seating on said ledge and against the stringer structure. and tlat rail liars supported on said stringer strnetin'e and engaging along their longitudinal niedian lines on said angle hars to overhang the angle har hases.

."i. in pl *asnre rail\va v traek eonstruetion, the roinhination of a supporting stringer haring a step on its inner side, and a rail strueture eoinprising a vertieal \veh part? engaging against the vertieal Fate of said step and a haste part seating on the horizontal part oi said step, and a flat top part resting on top ol' said stringer and overhanging said hase part.

(3. in pleasure ailwav traek eonstruelion. the eoinhination of a string r struetnre eoniprising a lower part and an upper part set inwardly from the inner edge oi the lower part to F01!!! a reeess. \erti'al holts seeuring said parts together. and a rail. strueture eoinprising eonnnereial angle liars seating in said reeess and seenred to the stringer struetnre. and flat top hars se eured h v some of said bolts to said stringer strueture and overhanging the hase of the angle bars.

T. In pleasure railway traek eonstruw tion. the eonihination ot' a resilient stringer struetnre and a rail struetnre eoinprising eonnnereial angle hars and flat hars. said angle bars heing seated and haeked up h said stringer strnetin'e. and said llat liars heing seenred on top of the stringer struetare and resting on the upper edges (it said angle bars and overhanging the angle haihases said hars forming a rail surt'aee l'or vehiele wheels and said flat hars and angle liars toriniug a sal'etv alnltnient reeeiving groove.

in witness whereo'l l hereunto suhserihe my name this 13th day of May. 1925.

JOHN A' Vllllil llt 

